Law School Resources for Women

Whether you’re at the early stage of thinking about going to law school, you’ve just been accepted, or you’re already a year in, we thought we’d round up some of our various law school resources for women for your perusal. Welcome! (If you’re already gearing up to be a summer associate, do check out our guide for summer associates!)

What to Wear to Law School

The biggest question here is what bag to carry to law school — you can pay a lot of money for a bag that doesn’t really serve you well. Here’s our most recent posts on backpacks, as well as laptop bags and laptop sleeves — this long ago post on bags for law school may also be of help (with Kat’s trick from her law school days: get an affordable diaper bag if you want a truly huge option!). Note that a laptop isn’t always essential for class — a happy medium may be to get a Bluetooth keyboard to take notes on your phone (via Evernote, Google Sheets, or Notes).

How to Network During Law School

Building your network is important — yes, even now. Join study groups! Go to professors’ office hours so they know your face and name. Understand that your current classmates are your future colleagues.

Prepping for On-Campus Interviews (OCI) and Other Interviews

Ah, on-campus interviews — these are always a huge source of stress. First: definitely go to OCI, even if you don’t think you want to work at a big law firm when you graduate. (Here are all of our best on-campus interview tips and resources!) This is a huge reason you should be choosing a law school and this job-finding week is a big part of what you’re paying for (or going into debt for). Plus: more choices are always better than less choices. You can always turn down opportunities if you go through the interview process and decide ultimately it isn’t right for you.

Interview suits: We’ve got a huge Corporette Guide to Suits, with lots of specific tips on what to look for in an interview suit, and we recently did a roundup where we found the best women’s suits on the market right now.

Don’t stress too much about interview makeup — one of our top interview makeup tips is that your makeup should help you look awake, alive, and interested — no smoky eye required.

Interview shoes: Obviously, shoes can be a big source of stress — wear comfortable shoes! You may want to check out our guide to Wardrobe Essentials for Work to see the top heels and flats we recommend — you may also want to check out our regularly updated Guide to Comfortable Heels.